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Johnny Cardoso

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Johnny Cardoso
Cardoso in 2023
Personal information
Full name João Lucas de Souza Cardoso[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-20) September 20, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Denville, New Jersey, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Betis
Number 4
Youth career
2012–2013 Criciúma
2013–2014 Avaí
2014–2019 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2024 Internacional 117 (6)
2024– Betis 26 (1)
International career
2021– United States U23 4 (0)
2020– United States 18 (0)
Medal record
Men's soccer
Representing  United States
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner 2024
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 10, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 14, 2024

João Lucas "Johnny" de Souza Cardoso (born September 20, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Betis and the United States national team.

Early life

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Cardoso was born in Denville Township, New Jersey, United States, to Brazilian parents and moved to Brazil when he was three months old.[3] He had stints at Avaí and Criciúma before moving to the youth academy of Internacional.[4]

Club career

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Internacional

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Cardoso made his professional debut with Internacional in a 3–1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A win over Atlético Mineiro on September 15, 2019.[5]

Real Betis

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On December 27, 2023, it was officially announced that Cardoso would be transferring to La Liga club Real Betis on a reported five-year contract worth $6.3 million.[6] On January 21, 2024, Cardoso made his debut for Betis, starting and playing 73 minutes in a league match against FC Barcelona which finished in a 2–4 loss.[7]

International career

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Eligible to represent both Brazil and the United States, Cardoso received his first call-up to the United States under-23 training camp in October 2019.[8] He received his first call up to the senior United States squad for matches against Wales and Panama in November 2020.[9]

Cardoso was subsequently called up again to the United States under-23 team for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship,[10] in which the United States failed to qualify for the Olympics.

Personal life

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He holds an Italian passport, which allows him to be registered as an EU player for European leagues.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played November 10, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Internacional 2019 Série A 1 0 1 0
2020 13 0 4 0 1 0 3[c] 0 21 0
2021 27 0 4 1 2 1 1[c] 0 34 2
2022 24 3 10 0 1 0 4[d] 0 39 3
2023 22 2 12 0 4 0 11[c] 0 49 2
Total 87 5 30 1 8 1 19 0 144 7
Betis 2023–24 La Liga 17 1 2[e] 0 19 1
2024–25 La Liga 9 0 1 0 5[e] 0 15 0
Total 26 1 1 0 7 0 34 1
Career total 113 6 30 1 9 1 26 0 178 8
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Gaúcho
  2. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played November 14, 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2020 2 0
2021 1 0
2022 1 0
2023 5 0
2024 9 0
Total 18 0

Honors

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United States

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "National team roster, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. June 18, 2021. pp. 1–2. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Johnny Cardoso" (in Portuguese). Sport Club Internacional. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Meet Johnny: The New Jersey boy on the brink of becoming Brazilian title winner with Internacional | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Norte-americano, artilheiro e capitão do sub-20: conheça Johnny". July 4, 2019. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "Atlético Mineiro vs. Internacional - 15 September 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "USMNT midfielder Cardoso completes Real Betis transfer". Pro Soccer Wire. December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "Cardoso makes Real Betis debut with start against Barcelona". Pro Soccer Wire. January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "KREIS NAMES 25-PLAYER ROSTER FOR U-23 USMNT TRAINING CAMP IN MIAMI". US Soccer. October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  9. ^ "USMNT ROSTER ANNOUNCEMENT: BERHALTER CALLS 24 PLAYERS FOR NOVEMBER CAMP MATCHES VS WALES AND PANAMA". ussoccer.com. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Head Coach Jason Kreis Names Roster for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  11. ^ "Fiorentina approach USMNT midfielder Cardoso". Yahoo Sports. July 16, 2024.
  12. ^ Johnny Cardoso at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. ^ "U.S. beats Canada to win Nations League as Balogun opens account". ESPN. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  14. ^ "Adams Reyna on target as United States complete three peat". CONCACAF. March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  15. ^ "Johnny Cardoso chosen LALIGA EA SPORTS U23 Player of the Month for February". La Liga. February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
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